Heading 73.10 · Base metals

Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, capacity not exceeding 300…

Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, capacity not exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated

In January–July 2026, Chile exported US$ 30.0 million of this product, less than 0.1% of everything it exported and 2.4% more than in the same months of 2025. The main destination was Argentina (45%), and the main region of origin, Metropolitana (99%). It imported US$ 7.5 million, 1.6% more than in the same months of 2025, mostly from China (53%).

Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How it is measured

US$ 30.0 M
exported, January–July 2026 · +2.4% vs January–July 2025
US$ 7.5 M
imported, January–July 2026 · +1.6% vs January–July 2025
<0.1%
of everything Chile exported · <0.1% of imports

Month by month

January 2025–August 2026
02468US$ MJan2025FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovs/dDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJuls/dAug
02468US$ MJ2025FMAMJJASON·DJ2026FMAMJJ·A
ExportsImportsshaded: the months the figures above are read over

«s/d» is a month the Aduanas database does not carry, not a month without trade.

What is inside

January–July 2026

What is exported, by subheading

Base metals 100%Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any mate…83%Cans; which are tobe closed bysoldering or…12%Tanks, casks, drums,boxes and similarcontainers for any…5.8%
Base metals 100%Tanks, casks, drums, cans,boxes and similar containers,for any mate…83%Cans;whichare to…12%Tanks,casks,drums,…5.8%

What is imported, by subheading

Base metals 100%Tanks, casks, drums, boxes and similar containers for anymaterial (e…48%Cans; which are to be closed by soldering orcrimping, for any materi…40%Tanks, casks,drums, cans,boxes and…13%
Base metals 100%Tanks, casks, drums, boxes andsimilar containers for anymaterial (e…48%Cans; which are to be closed bysoldering or crimping, for anymateri…40%Tanks,casks,drums…13%

With which countries

January–July 2026

Each line joins the start and a country this was sold to; it is a relationship, not a route. The other countries, pooled, and the codes that are not a country (free zones, ship stores) add up to US$ 1.3 million and have no line.

Each line arrives from the country where the goods were made; it is a relationship, not a route. The other countries, pooled, and the codes that are not a country (free zones, ship stores) add up to US$ 185 thousand and have no line.

Where exports go

  1. ArgentinaUS$ 13.4 million45%
  2. Costa RicaUS$ 2.7 million9.1%
  3. MexicoUS$ 2.5 million8.4%
  4. ColombiaUS$ 2.3 million7.5%
  5. United StatesUS$ 1.9 million6.3%
  6. BrazilUS$ 1.1 million3.7%
  7. New ZealandUS$ 1,000 thousand3.3%
  8. EcuadorUS$ 967 thousand3.2%
  9. PeruUS$ 951 thousand3.2%
  10. AustraliaUS$ 944 thousand3.1%
  11. GuatemalaUS$ 509 thousand1.7%
  12. BoliviaUS$ 506 thousand1.7%
  13. OthersUS$ 1.3 million4.2%

Where imports come from

  1. ChinaUS$ 4.0 million53%
  2. SpainUS$ 1.0 million14%
  3. PeruUS$ 694 thousand9.3%
  4. United StatesUS$ 524 thousand7.0%
  5. ItalyUS$ 437 thousand5.8%
  6. TürkiyeUS$ 264 thousand3.5%
  7. BrazilUS$ 86 thousand1.2%
  8. ArgentinaUS$ 77 thousand1.0%
  9. EcuadorUS$ 62 thousand0.8%
  10. FranceUS$ 53 thousand0.7%
  11. GermanyUS$ 51 thousand0.7%
  12. DenmarkUS$ 48 thousand0.6%
  13. OthersUS$ 185 thousand2.5%

From which region

exports · January–July 2026
  1. MetropolitanaUS$ 29.6 million99%
  2. BiobíoUS$ 171 thousand0.6%
  3. Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 118 thousand0.4%
  4. ValparaísoUS$ 86 thousand0.3%
  5. No region declaredUS$ 3 thousand<0.1%
  6. AntofagastaUS$ 414<0.1%

The region the declaration names as the origin of the exports. An import declares no region.

Where it leaves and lands

January–July 2026
Port or crossingComunaLoaded (exports)%Unloaded (imports)%
San AntonioSan AntonioUS$ 12.4 million41%US$ 3.2 million42%
Los LibertadoresLos AndesUS$ 15.2 million51%US$ 105 thousand1.4%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 2.1 million7.1%US$ 2.0 million26%
LirquénPenco——US$ 951 thousand13%
CoronelCoronelUS$ 171 thousand0.6%US$ 486 thousand6.5%
Aeropuerto A.M. BenitezPudahuelUS$ 20 thousand0.1%US$ 434 thousand5.8%
San VicenteTalcahuano——US$ 301 thousand4.0%
Pino Hachado (Liucura)LonquimayUS$ 22 thousand0.1%US$ 57 thousand0.8%
Aeropuerto Carriel SurTalcahuanoUS$ 56 thousand0.2%——
ChacallutaAricaUS$ 43 thousand0.1%——
Other portsUS$ 3 thousand<0.1%US$ 9 thousand0.1%

The Chilean port where the exports were loaded and the imports unloaded: where the cargo passes, which is not always the office that processes it. The eight largest are named; the rest are in «other ports». Every port →

Exports, by transport

  1. RoadUS$ 15.3 million51%
  2. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 14.7 million49%
  3. AirUS$ 17 thousand0.1%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 3 thousand<0.1%

Imports, by transport

  1. Sea, river and lakeUS$ 6.9 million92%
  2. AirUS$ 341 thousand4.6%
  3. RoadUS$ 168 thousand2.2%
  4. Courier (air)US$ 95 thousand1.3%

Who processes it

January–July 2026
Customs officeRegion of its seatExports%Imports%
San AntonioValparaísoUS$ 12.4 million41%US$ 3.2 million42%
Los AndesValparaísoUS$ 15.3 million51%US$ 105 thousand1.4%
ValparaísoValparaísoUS$ 2.1 million7.1%US$ 2.0 million26%
TalcahuanoBiobíoUS$ 196 thousand0.7%US$ 1.7 million23%
MetropolitanaMetropolitanaUS$ 20 thousand0.1%US$ 434 thousand5.8%
AraucaníaAraucanía——US$ 57 thousand0.8%
AricaArica y ParinacotaUS$ 43 thousand0.1%US$ 2 thousand<0.1%
IquiqueTarapacáUS$ 414<0.1%US$ 3 thousand<0.1%
AntofagastaAntofagasta——US$ 3 thousand<0.1%
Puerto MonttLos Lagos——US$ 436<0.1%
Punta ArenasMagallanes——US$ 91<0.1%

The office is the branch of the Service that processed the declaration. An import is counted at the office that clears it.

From where to where

January–July 2026

What leaves: region of origin, customs office, destination

Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolitanaUS$ 29.6 million · 99%BiobíoUS$ 171 thousand · 0.6%Nationalised foreign goodsUS$ 118 thousand · 0.4%ValparaísoUS$ 86 thousand · 0.3%No region declaredUS$ 3 thousand · 0.0%AntofagastaUS$ 414 · 0.0%AricaUS$ 43 thousand · 0.1%San AntonioUS$ 12.4 million · 41%Los AndesUS$ 15.3 million · 51%ValparaísoUS$ 2.1 million · 7.1%TalcahuanoUS$ 196 thousand · 0.7%Other officesUS$ 21 thousand · 0.1%ColombiaUS$ 2.3 million · 7.5%New ZealandUS$ 1,000 thousand · 3.3%Costa RicaUS$ 2.7 million · 9.1%MexicoUS$ 2.5 million · 8.4%United StatesUS$ 1.9 million · 6.3%ArgentinaUS$ 13.4 million · 45%BrazilUS$ 1.1 million · 3.7%OthersUS$ 5.1 million · 17%
Region of originCustoms officeDestinationMetropolit…99%Biobío0.6%Nationalis…0.4%Valparaíso0.3%No region …0.0%Antofagasta0.0%Arica0.1%San A…41%Los A…51%Valpa…7.1%Talca…0.7%Other…0.1%Colombia7.5%New Zealand3.3%Costa Rica9.1%Mexico8.4%United Sta…6.3%Argentina45%Brazil3.7%Others17%

What comes in: origin, transport, customs office

OriginTransportCustoms officeChinaUS$ 4.0 million · 53%SpainUS$ 1.0 million · 14%PeruUS$ 694 thousand · 9.3%United StatesUS$ 524 thousand · 7.0%ItalyUS$ 437 thousand · 5.8%TürkiyeUS$ 264 thousand · 3.5%BrazilUS$ 86 thousand · 1.2%OthersUS$ 475 thousand · 6.4%Sea, river and lakeUS$ 6.9 million · 92%AirUS$ 341 thousand · 4.6%Courier (air)US$ 95 thousand · 1.3%RoadUS$ 168 thousand · 2.2%San AntonioUS$ 3.2 million · 42%ValparaísoUS$ 2.0 million · 26%TalcahuanoUS$ 1.7 million · 23%MetropolitanaUS$ 434 thousand · 5.8%Los AndesUS$ 105 thousand · 1.4%Other officesUS$ 66 thousand · 0.9%
OriginTransportCustoms officeChina53%Spain14%Peru9.3%United Sta…7.0%Italy5.8%Türkiye3.5%Brazil1.2%Others6.4%Sea, …92%Air4.6%Couri…1.3%Road2.2%San Antonio42%Valparaíso26%Talcahuano23%Metropolit…5.8%Los Andes1.4%Other offi…0.9%

Every column adds up to the same total; the largest are named and the rest pooled into «others». Hover a ribbon to see how much it carries.

Its 3 subheadings

change against January–July 2025

How it is measured

Where the figures come from
Every export and import declaration the Servicio Nacional de Aduanas processed since January 2025, added up as Aduanas publishes them in its open databases. Nothing is estimated. They are amounts of trade, not PuroChile indicators, and they are never divided by census figures.
FOB and CIF
Exports are valued FOB («free on board»): what the goods are worth loaded on the ship, plane or truck that takes them out of Chile. Imports are valued CIF («cost, insurance and freight»): what they are worth on arrival in Chile, with insurance and freight paid. That is how Aduanas publishes them. So «exports less imports» is not the Central Bank's trade balance, which values imports without insurance or freight.
Which months
The figures at the top add up January–July 2026: the months of this year both databases already carry, against the same months of 2025. Aduanas replaces the running year's database every month, so this year's months can still be corrected. «s/d» on a chart is a month the database does not carry — not a month without trade.
Changes
A change is shown only where the same months of the year before added up to at least US$ 1.0 million.
The codes
Aduanas classifies every good with a code of the Arancel Aduanero, which is the international Harmonized System with two Chilean digits added: 2 digits are the chapter (74, copper), 4 the heading (74.03, refined copper), 6 the subheading (7403.11, cathodes) and 8 Chile's own tariff line. Names are the Arancel's; in English, the Harmonized System 2022's. Chile's Section 0 and its 8-digit lines have no English text and are shown in Spanish.
Port and customs office
The port is where the cargo physically passes: loaded for an export, unloaded for an import. The customs office is the branch of the Service that processes the declaration. They are not always the same place: the Aduana de Antofagasta processes what is loaded at Mejillones.
What is not here
Customs agents: every declaration names the agent who filed it, but Aduanas's open databases leave that field out, and PuroChile does not estimate it.
A month at zero
A month with no bar is one in which nothing was declared under this code; «s/d» is one the database does not carry.
What has a page
A subheading has a page of its own if it moved at least US$ 10.0 million in exports and imports over every month the databases cover; the rest are, with their figures, in this page's table.

Source: Servicio Nacional de Aduanas · How each figure is checked →